This omnibus contains four books in total, two by Boardman and two by Tasker. Fantastic stories of incredible dedicated and pasionate mountaineers. They have contributed enormous to mountaineering and can be qualified as the finest mountaineers ever. Imagine what these guys cold have done in the mou... See full review

Another book on Afghanistan, another journalist who wants to write about the 'real' thing and what terrible things he experienced (even though he was just looking for it!), blah.
That's what I thought about this book, but this book is NOT like that! Yes, Junger is a journalist, but not a thrillsee... See full review

The dominant feeling after reading this book is that the life of Fiennes is turning into a torment. He has to meet with the expectations from people, but is physically not capable of doing these things anymore.
But then I heard that he did summit Mount Everest at the age of 65! A great feat, but I... See full review

There has not been written a better book on the first month of the First World War. Extremely well researched, well written and compelling. It took some time to start reading the book but after the first pages there was no stopping!
Although the book was first printed in 1962, it is still current ... See full review

`Forever on the Mountain´ describes the story of the 1967 Joe Wilcox Expedition to Mount McKinley and its aftermath in a very meticulous way. During the expedition seven young mountaineers lost their life after successfully climbing the mountain. It was and still is one of the biggest tragedies in ... See full review

`Forever on the Mountain´ describes the story of the 1967 Joe Wilcox Expedition to Mount McKinley and its aftermath in a very meticulous way. During the expedition seven young mountaineers lost their life after successfully climbing the mountain. It was and still is one of the biggest tragedies in ... See full review